MEETING REGARDING SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE POSITION ON CONGRESSIONAL DOCUMENTS AS THEY RELATE TO THE FOIA

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CIA-RDP81M00980R000600310064-2
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December 15, 2016
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August 13, 2004
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64
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August 8, 1978
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Approved For Release 2004/08/30: CIA-RDP81 M00980RO OLC 78-2795 8 August 1978 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD 1 41 SUBJECT: Meeting Regarding Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Position on Congressional Documents as they Relate to the FOIA 1. On 1 August 1978 a meeting was held in the Dirksen Senate office building. In attendance were the following: STAT STAT CIA Office of Legislative e CIA Office of General ounse Mr. Marc Kurzman, Department of Justice Civil Division, Freedom of Information Mr. David Shaw, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence staff 2. The purpose of the. meeting was to discuss and suggest modifications to an earlier prepared draft of a letter from Chairman Birch Bayh (D., IND.)"to Admiral Turner. The letter described the Committee's position on release of Congressional documents under the FOIA held by CIA. Additionally, the letter (revised draft copy attached) explains in brief the type of document to be included in the heretofore less clear definition of "Congressional" document. 3. The letter is to be utilized as evidence in the ' case (FOIA suit) which is now before the court and which, of course, emans the release by CIA of certain "Church Committee" documents. Hopefully, a signed copy of the agreed upon text will be forwarded to the DCI before this weeks Assistant Legislative Counsel Distribution: 1 - FPH 1 - OGC 1 - PLC ST ST 1 - OLC Subject 1 - pMy-gqC or Release 2004/08/30: CIA-RDP81 M00980R000600310064-2 Approved For Release 2~0Q40aj3': clA-RDP81MO6980r0 600310064-2 Admiral Stansfield Turner Director dCentral Intelligence Washingto , D.C. STAT Dear Director Turner: The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has been informed that certain Congressional materials, currently in the physical custody of your Agency, have been requested pursuant to provisions of the Freedom of Information Act,/'J More specifically, the Committee understands that the material requested includes material and information originating with this Committee and its predecessor, material prepared for the committee in response to its expressed interests- and, in 4 some cases, specific questions put to your Agency. This Committee (pursuant to S. Res. 400 94th Cong.) and its predecessor, the Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities, (pursuant to S. Res. 21, 94th Cong.) has exchanged with your Agency a great deal of(national security) information and documents of a very sensitive nature. The history of this free-flow exchange of information and documents is an essential part of the consultative and deliberative process necessitated by the nature of the oversight responsibilities of the Congress. In fact, it is essential that this procedure continue undi- minished if this Committee is to discharge its obligations ivl-r1L/-~ j/o/LjJ .. .. l~ 1J1~ ~J~ d r %W s.ac.. Approved For Release 2004/08/30 : CIA-RDP81 M00980R000600310064-2 Approved For Release 2004/08/30 : CIA-RDP81 M00980R000600310064-2 to the Congress this approach, all of the records. and the American people. Consistent with strict security procedures are in effect for Committee's When this sensitive) intelligence activities determination will be completes its work in an area, a made according to the Senate rules as to which of its materials and information can. and should be released to the public after very careful weighing of all the relevant considerations. We strongly request that you protect all of this Congressional material and information from disclosure outside of your Agency prior to the Committee's release of its documents and information in accordance with our own procedures. Should you desire to release any SSCI material for any purpose, we would request that you obtain our approval prior to making such a release. Approved For Release 2004/08/30 : CIA-RDP81 M00980R000600310064-2